Republic Jewelry & Collectibles

Bill Lee "Spaceman"

signed Free autographs in our store !!!June 17, 2000

There was games, food, and more at this event.

This former All-star Red Sox pitcher nicknamed the "Spaceman" came to Republic Jewelry & Collectibles to sign autographs for his fans.

Here's what a local fan had to say about the event

I attended Bill's signing on Saturday. What a great guy!
Thanks again for a memorable Father's day weekend! Robert Peterson

Here are some of the fans lined up to get an autograph.

Here are some pictures of some lucky fans who got a picture with Bill "Spaceman" Lee!
Our local ABC Affiliate (WMTW) showed up to do a story on Bill.
You can see the cameraman to the right of the photo.

Here's Bill being interviewed by the Sun Journal newspaper about coming to Republic to sign autographs for his fans. A large article was done about Bill in the paper on June 18th.

Bill Lee enjoyed signing autographs for his fans, here are the pictures to prove it!
This is what it looks like when Bill signs a baseball !!

Bill Lee's stats as a Red Sox pitcher:

117 games

6 shut outs

51 wins

35 lost

3.38 era

827 ip

212 bb

293 so

.273 opp avg

(The following information is from the redsox.com website)
Red Sox, 1969-1978
All Star: 1973
The "Spaceman" Bill Lee has to be one of the most colorful players ever to don a Red Sox uniform. Never daring to contradict the common perception of left-handers as "Screwballs," Lee constantly amazed the Red Sox faithful with his eccentric behavior on and off the field, whether it was his patented "Moonball" pitch or his off-the-wall comments.
Behind the eccentricity, however, was a baseball purist, who lamented the institution of the designated hitter rule, domed stadiums and artificial turf.
Lee's All-star season in 1973 saw his first of three consecutive 17-win seasons. His years with the Red Sox had their high point during the 1975 world series season, when he went 17-9 with four shutouts. Starting games two and seven, Lee pitched well in each of his starts, but was unable to notch a decision.

Upper Deck pack war event at the Bill Lee signing
here are a few of the winners who attended the pack war event and our trivia game

The people are enjoying themselves in the pack war event. There is only 1 grand prize winner but everyone is a winner at pack wars!